Maurits Cornelis Escher in MMSI

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Moscow Museum of Modern Art presents a solo exhibition of one of the key figures of twentieth century art , Maurits Cornelis Escher ( 1898-1972 ) .

The exposition will be located on the second floor in the main building at Petrovka 25 MMOMA . More than 100 works, including lithographs , engravings on metal and linocuts different periods reveal creativity famous graph of the twentieth century . Also on display will be presented archival photos and films from the Fund MK Escher in the Netherlands (MC Escher Foundation).
Works in the exhibition are three periods of creativity Escher . The main part of the works related to the Italian period , which is based on landscapes , insects and plants , created as a result of travel Escher in Italy, Corsica and Malta . The second half of the work refers to the Dutch period , since its heyday , when they were created by the most famous works . Will also be presented early work of Escher and his first published work , the book " St. Francis " (1922 ), sold in large quantities , which appear motifs characteristic for late work .

It is believed that the graphics Escher influenced contemporary design and animation. Escher is known primarily for its surreal lithographs, woodcuts and metal, in which he explored the plastic aspects of concepts of infinity and symmetry , as well as characteristics of the psychological perception of complex three-dimensional objects and the " impossible figures ". Enchanted " impossible figures " and paradoxes in nature , Escher drew ideas of non-Euclidean geometry , interpreted the laws of mathematical papers and continued to explore form and space with optical illusions in their works.

Despite the world-renowned exhibition in Russia Escher previously held only once in the State Hermitage . The exhibition in the Moscow Museum of Modern Art allows you to see how the most famous works of Escher , and look at his work from the inside due to the archival materials . Exhibition " Escher " will be one of the most important events in the cultural scene in Moscow and a key part of the Year of the Netherlands in Russia in 2013 .
http://www.mmoma.ru/exhibitions/petr...ornelis_esher/